12 Facts About Messiah College

Messiah College discontinued its high school program in 1959 and added liberal arts programs during this period.

In 1964, Messiah College took over the operations of Upland College in Upland, California, a Brethren in Christ Church college that had been operating since the 1920s.

Four years later, Messiah College opened its Philadelphia Campus in a partnership with Temple University.

Messiah College University offers more than 150 majors, minors, concentrations, and pre-professional advising options in four schools: the School of the Arts; the School of Business, Education and Social Sciences; the School of Science, Engineering and Health; and the School of the Humanities.

In 2009, Messiah College University launched its first graduate programs, and currently offers online master's programs in business, conducting, counseling, education, higher education, leadership, occupational therapy and nursing.

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Messiah College University has a network of programs through which students can study abroad.

Students at Messiah College University are required to sign a Community Covenant upon entering.

Unlike many religious schools with a similar policy, Messiah College has never requested a Title IX exemption for permission to discriminate against LGBT students.

Undergraduate students at Messiah College University are required to attend 14 chapel services each semester.

Messiah College University's Student Activities Board is an executive organization that attempts to help students engage with popular culture by bringing different concerts, films, and other forms of entertainment to campus.

In recent years, Messiah College University has, through SAB, hosted such musicians and bands as Bob Dylan, Counting Crows, Katy Perry, Chiddy Bang, Fun.

Messiah College University has, over the years, accumulated a number of traditions.